# 2025-06458: President Suspends Law Firm's Clearances Over Election and Discrimination Risks

2025-06458, Addressing Risks From Susman Godfrey, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-04-15, effective 2025-04-09; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-06458
- As of: 2026-11-03
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-06458
- Title: Addressing Risks From Susman Godfrey
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 15615
- Published: 2025-04-15
- Effective: 2025-04-09
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-03

## In one line

President Suspends Law Firm's Clearances Over Election and Discrimination Risks

## Summary

The government is cutting ties with Susman Godfrey LLP because they’re involved in harmful actions like racial discrimination and messing with U.S. elections and military strength. Starting now, Susman’s security clearances will be reviewed and federal contracts or funds will be paused to protect America’s interests. This means Susman loses access to sensitive info and taxpayer money until the review is done.

## Effects PRIA read

- Immediate Security Clearance Suspension: cost, high. The order directs the Attorney General, Director of National Intelligence, and other agency heads to immediately take steps, consistent with law, to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at Susman Godfrey LLP pending a review of whether those clearances are consistent with the…
- Cease Government Goods and SCIF Access: cost, medium. The Office of Management and Budget must identify government goods, property, material, and services provided for the benefit of Susman, including Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs). Heads of agencies are directed to, to the extent permitted by law, expeditiously cease providing…
- Contract Disclosure, Review, and Possible Termination: cost, high. Government contracting agencies must, to the extent permissible by law, require contractors to disclose any business they do with Susman Godfrey LLP and whether that business relates to the Government contract. Agency heads must review contracts with Susman or entities that do business with Susman…
- Limit Federal Access and Hiring of Susman Employees: cost, medium. Agency heads are directed, to the extent permitted by law, to limit official access from federal buildings to employees of Susman Godfrey LLP and to limit government employees acting in their official capacity from engaging with Susman employees. Agencies should also, to the extent permitted by law…

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## Sources
- [2025-06458 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/15/2025-06458/addressing-risks-from-susman-godfrey)
- [2025-06458 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-15/pdf/2025-06458.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-06458 (as of 2026-11-03).